Barnstorf salt marsh
Barnstorf salt marsh
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location | Southeast of Schöppenstedt , southwest of Schöningen | |
surface | 3 ha | |
Identifier | NSG BR 010 | |
WDPA ID | 82477 | |
Geographical location | 52 ° 6 ' N , 10 ° 49' E | |
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Sea level | from 96 m to 98 m | |
Setup date | 11/16/1976 | |
administration | NLWKN |
The Barnstorf salt marsh is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Uehrde in the joint municipality of Elm-Asse in the Wolfenbüttel district .
The nature reserve with the sign NSG BR 010 is 3 hectares in size. It is completely part of the FFH area “Heeseberg area”.
The nature reserve is northeast of Barnstorf . It protects a naturally formed inland salt spot in a wide valley basin in which salty groundwater rises and at times covers the surface in open pools. The area is divided by a moat. On both sides of the trench there are salty, vegetation-free mud spots. This is followed by salt-tolerant plants ( halophytes ) and plant communities. So find z. B. samphire corridors, puccinellia lawn and salt Aster stocks. Flood turf and ryegrass stands in the edge areas .
In the west, the nature reserve borders on the Wolfenbüttel – Oschersleben railway line, which has been disused in this area .
The area has been a nature reserve since November 16, 1976. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the Wolfenbüttel district.